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CYANIDE
Definition of CYANIDE
noun
Any compound containing the -C≡N group or the CN anion.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From cyan- + -ide.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CYANIDE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 41 boards so far. 131 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 7, 28 May 2026.
Built from these letters
CYANIDE starts with C and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACDEINY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start CYANID
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found CYANIDE?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 7 - and most players walked straight past it.
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